Rail-spike.



L. E. WHITE.

RAIL SPIKE.

APPLICATION FILED IIAR.23,1912.

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

W11 N?, SSL 5 XJLWMMM erenee will he had to the LORIN E. WHITE, OF GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA.

RAIL-SPIKE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

Appication filed March 23, 1912. Serial No. 685,778.

To all v11i/wm t may concern .Be it known thatI l, Lonix ll, ldfnrrn, a citizen of the Unitedy States, residing;r at Guthrie, in the county ot Logan and State ot Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Iuiprovements in liail-hpikes` ot whit-h the follow'ing isa spieitiration.

This invention relates to imlnovements in rail spikes, `wherein means are provided for preventing the lisplat-.ement ot the spike after the same luis heen driven in plare upon an ordinary tie or the like7 and the ohjeets ofthe same are: First` to provide a spike of the above nature which van be l'ormed integral with the auxiliary scouring' int-ans: ser ond, one wliieh can he driven into plat-e and secured in the manner hereinafter set t'orth by any person inexperiei'ued in the art to which. this invention-appirtains: and. third` to provide a spike whieh is durable and cheap to manufacture.

W'lth the above and other ohjerts iu view n'iy invention relates to stu-h details` o't rnnstruction and in thl arrangement and rouibination of'parts as will he. hereinafter fully Adescribed and specieally pointed out iu the appended claim.

In tfieseribing my invention iu detail, ril`- :tet-ompau viir;r drawings wherein like rharueterf; denote like or eorresptmding parts tlirougfhout tht` several views and in whieh- I `igure 1 is the side elevation ot' al1-ordi? nary rail-tie, showing a portion thereot" lu'okenaway and illustrating;v my intention in platee thereon. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 3 is a ei'oss-seetioiiiil View ot lny invention taken on line 3-3, Fig'. 2. Fig. l is a detail view.

In the aerompanying drawings wherein is illustrated the. preferred form ot' my invention, the numerals 1 and 2 are applied to the ordinary cross tie and rail, in Connection with which my invention has been illustrated.

While my invention is to be used in conneetion with rail ties for the purpose of holding rails in place thereon, I desire it to be understood that the same may be applied in eonneetnn with other devices Without departingr it'rom the spirit. of my invention.

My invention consists of the ordinary lspike 3. which has formed thereon the ordlnary head portion i. Formed integral with the shank of the spike are the radiating earsl 5. whit-h are provided with apertures for the rei'eptiou of such means as shown at. 7. It will he appreriated upon reference t0 the drawings and espet'ially to Fig. 1 thereof that the ears are formed quiten tlistanee below the head portion oi the spike, thereby allo\\in;,' the flange of the rail to enter beneath the head portion as shown. After the spike has been secured in place, as illustrated. it will he ohrious that all danger of the same workingr loose will he obviated.

From the foregoing it is thought that the advantages and novel features of my invention will he readily appreciated.

l desire it to he understood that I may mak(` slight. elnmges in the construction of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof, provided, however, such rhanges l'all within the scope of the subjoined elaini.

llavingr thus described l (-laim as new ters lateut is:

spike having a head, a shank, the lower rnd ot' said' shank being tapered` a pluralit o't radial ears formed integral with said shanlic' beneath said head and projecting at right angles thereto said radial ears provided with apertures and so laced that when the head portion of the spi te engages the base flange of a rail the ears will contact wit-h the up er surface of a tie and aid in securely holdlng said spike and said rail in lace.

' LORI E. WHITE.

Witnesses ELDON A. Bamm', J. W. THOMAS.

my invention, what anddesire to secure by Letf 

